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Quantum Science and Technology Turn 100
The College of Natural Sciences is celebrating a century of quantum science and technology.

Six UT Faculty Members Awarded Prestigious Sloan Research Fellowships
The annual award recognizes early-career scientists whose work demonstrates exceptional promise.

Happy Birthday, Charles
A story, courtesy of Dr. Charles Jordan (UT Physics '64), about the Free and Exalted Benevolent Physics Graders, a group of UT physics students from...

Texas Science Festival-Goers to Enjoy Fusion of Curiosity and Discovery
The University of Texas at Austin will host the science-themed, STEAM-inspired festival from Feb. 21-March 6.

Chelikowsky Receives 2025 Hill Prize in Physical Sciences
Three UT Austin scientists and engineers received high-risk high-reward awards this year from TAMEST.

Dark Matter Might Have Formed Earlier than Thought
The new model is called WIFI, which stands for dark matter production during Warm Inflation via Freeze-In.

Gift From Love, Tito’s Helps Build Instrument To Track Ultrafast Electrons in Nanomaterials
The new instrument could lead to better materials for quantum computers and solar cells.

Allan MacDonald Named Citation Laureate
The annual recognition highlights researchers with extraordinary citation records and societal impact.

Natural Sciences Welcomes New Faculty Across the College
Familiar faces and newcomers alike are among the 13 newest tenured and tenure-track faculty members joining the college.

From a Physics Frontier: Tim Andeen
Tim Andeen is searching for dark matter at CERN and setting up a robotic system in Paris to test new data-collection chips for the ATLAS...
